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The markets are full of peaches, nectarines, and something new I noticed a peacharine. I wanted to play with my ice cream maker again and fresh peach ice cream sounded so delightful. I recently purchased David Lebovitz’s book The Perfect Scoop and so far all of the recipes are terrific. Make the peach ice cream to eat with this crostata and you will receive kudos from your guests and family. [click to continue…]

While growing up in the Seattle of the 1950’s and 60’s, before its discovery by foodies worldwide, baklava was the quintessential holiday dessert in our Sephardic home. Baklava graced the dessert table on Chanukah, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, weddings, brisses, any important occasion. Once, I even begged my mother to make it for a home economics […]